$2.8 million for a Victorian off King West with kitchen cabinets inspired by General Motors

Neighbourhood: Wellington Place Price: $2,850,000

Size: 2,190 square feet, plus a 740-square-foot basement Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Real estate agent: Dragi Dodevski, Royal LePage Your Community Realty

The Place

A glammed-up four-bedroom, three-bathroom Victorian near King and Bathurst with a year-round outdoor pool, heated floors and a personal library. The home has no parking, but it’s within walking distance of four streetcar lines and several bike lanes as well as oodles of restaurants, bars, shops and parks, such as Garrison Common and Stanley Park (the cute one south of Queen, not the legendary one in Vancouver).

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The History

This home was built in the 1860s as lodging for Fort York office personnel. In 2012, previous owners completed a top-to-bottom renovation that included a new kitchen, a rec room and upgraded bathrooms. It was a full gut, but they kept original details like the crown mouldings, the door trims, the staircase and the stained glass transom window in the sitting room. The current owner purchased the home in 2020 but is now selling because he’s ready for a change.

The Tour

The house’s original brick façade is painted a calming shade of grey-blue, serving as a backdrop for its quaint awning and double doors. There’s no driveway but plenty of space for a motorcycle on the stone patio.

In the foyer, residents are greeted by the original staircase framed by jaunty crown moulding. The ceilings here are nearly 12 feet, and hardwood floors are found throughout—heated on the main floor, on the lower level and in the bathrooms.

Here’s the stately dining room, crowned by a stained-glass transom window. Those pillars are 17th-century columns from a Hindu temple in southern India. The attached sitting room comes with an ornate gas fireplace made from white Carrara marble.

Here’s the kitchen. Its glossy cabinets are finished with black auto paint from General Motors, and there’s a sliding ladder for accessing upper storage.

It’s also decked out with matching high-end built-in appliances, including a Thermador fridge and an AEG double oven and gas cooktop.

A reverse angle reveals the breakfast bar and chrome globe light fixtures.

Heading upstairs brings us to the moody library, painted deep green and lined with three walls of solid walnut shelves.

The large main suite covers the entire third floor and has a south-facing view.

Now for the main ensuite bathroom, featuring a soaker tub, an oversized shower with massage jets and a toilet hidden behind frosted glass.

The ensuite’s double vanity mixes hardwood with industrial concrete.

Don’t forget the walk-in closet with a view—and bespoke storage.

The basement serves double duty as a rec room and a listening room with a built-in surround sound system. It also has a wet bar, with more walnut and not one but two wine fridges.

See? Vroom, vroom.

Future owners will be taken by the backyard, which comes with a freshwater in-ground pool surrounded by river stones. Its heat gets cranked in the winter, transforming it into a giant hot tub.

Finally, here’s a peek at the deck and dining zone.

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